PIC Programming for a Noob

[JLStout]

Ok. Another noob here with some questions. I bought 3 24 ch ren boards from wayne. Ordered the components from mouser. The PIC part of things I am not sure about. Do those come from mouser? How do I program them? Does anyone sell any pre-programmed? Sorry for all the questions...:confused:

[barbotte]

get yourself a pickit programmer ...real or clone ( aprox $50 or less) then download the software .. and voila pic programm in 30 sec or less... when you have your programmer then either come here and someone wil eexplain how to do it or come to the chat room and we will walk you trough ...( that is what they did to me lol )
cheer

[Dragon88]

This video helped me every now and then

http://www.doityourselfchristmas.com/wiki/index.php?title=WayneJ%27s_video_series_on_PIC_pro gramming

[Wayne J]

Ok. Another noob here with some questions. I bought 3 24 ch ren boards from wayne. Ordered the components from mouser. The PIC part of things I am not sure about. Do those come from mouser? How do I program them? Does anyone sell any pre-programmed? Sorry for all the questions...:confused:

The PIC is on the BOM (579-PIC16F688-I/P) and will come with your parts you ordered from Mouser.
To program them yourself (very easy to do), you will need a programmer. This is a great deal.......
http://cgi.ebay.com/ICSP-Adapter-8-14-pin-PIC-w-PICkit-2-USB-Programmer-/230432419578?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35a6d7aefa#ht_4980wt_759
You can watch the videos I made (linked above by Dragon88) they will help.
I'm sure if you ask, someone here will program them for you, but you should learn it for yourself if possible.

[JLStout]

Appreciate the replies guys. I haven't yet ordered my parts, but I am sure I will have more questions in a few weeks!